The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
DIR. MARY WALKER.
How She Once Tried to Prevent Two Gentle
men from Smoking and Failed.

How She Once Tried to Prevent Two Gentle
men from Smoking and Failed.
Detroit Post
DR. Mary Walker2 Oh, yes. know Mary
very we'll. made her acquaintance way down
In Texas shortly after the war"
The speaker was Henry p. Sanger. who leaned
back IN his chair and pulled meditatlveiy at his
cigar
II was on my way" he said. ito attend the
first State fair held in Texas. at Houston. l
TOOK the steamer at Galveston-and mighty
hne steamer that was. too, with great broad
decks and recining-cha and commanded by
officers who were perfect gentemen-for Hous-
ton, and there was mighty big crowd on board
There were distinguished people, too. in
Guiding Judge Jere Black, the noted Pennsyl-
vanan.
About two minutes before the gang-plank
was hauled in and the order given to cast off, n
carriage came rafting down the street and stop
ped the wharf. Sachels, bandboxes and
shawls began to issue from the vehicle iE endless
profusion, and followed by mite OF
humanity dressed in the nalf-nale, half female
garb which has advertised the name OF Dr.
Mary Walker throughout the land. She flew
about on the wharf issuing perernptory orders TO
the porters, the ships officers and in fact every
body within reach of her voice. She was
accompanied by tall. lank individual of uncer-
tain age. with oiled locks which hung over MS
shirt collar and a carefully-waxed moustache.
the ends of which were reduced to point hne
enough to thread a needle. He conducted the
great Mayor rather Mary conducted him
up the gang plank with considerable ceremony,
and they disappeared from the view OF the
curious passengers
When the dinner hour arrived l went down
to the dining saloon with a friend We found
the room uncomfortaby crowded, and concluded
to 60 to the after-deck and smoke until the
crowd had thinned out Smoking was not pro-
hibited the after-deck. but we found couple
of ladies there and asked their permission
before lighting cigars. We smoked and
chatted away there for several minutes. when
the raspIng voice of Mary Walker fell upon our
ears.
Throw those nasty cigars away
1--WE smoked on. pretending motto have heard
the command. when the voice sounded more
emphatic, L want You men to throw those nasty
cigars away a once. They are offensive
INV companion bowed toward the two ladies
by and inquired, Is our smoking offensive,
ladiesP
..'Oh. no, nor they expostulated, keep your
cigars. gentlemen
We renewed our conversation and calmly
smoked awav. The Doctor grew warm Men.
don't smoke" she exclaimed. only brutes IN
the form of men will deile their mouths with
vile tobacco. Any man with mother. wife,
daughter. sweetheart, or anybody whom he
respects is disgrace to her or them. and to his
race if he smokes or chews tobacco"
This delivered with an attempt at orato-
ricaI effect that was really laughable.
/" Sir. began my friend.
Don't sir mel screamed the now excited
woman I am Dr. Mary Walker. and You
know it. Don't pretend that you don't know my
sex
right here that have a mother. also HAYES
wife and five children Some of EN- girls.
/ have a grandaunt and seven other aunts. and
the last time | counted l had thirty nine female
cousins. My sweetLearts as numerous as
the in the heavens. and l kiss EN- every
chance I get 1 have chewed tobacco like a
veteran for forty-seven years, and L smoke
whenever feel like it
1.-The Doctor danced around like bug on
hot griddle At this iuncture the ships steward
appeared upon the scene. She laid hands upon
that official and demanded that those dirty
loafers' be required to throw their cigars away
but smoking is allowed the after deck,
expostulated the steward
'''You gentleman, so there, now re-
piled the great Mary
I'm send the captain said the steward, alert
ly withdrawing from the Doctors grasp. Per
haps he'll fix matters to suit you.
Presently the captain appeared. He quietly
listenedsto a repetition of DR.. Walkers TRADE
and the volunteer explanations of about fifty
passengers who had by this time surrounded US,
and then quietly laid his hand upon her shout
der. i captain of this ship he said. and
my word here is law. If you don't 20 into your
satesroom Al once Ill put you in irons and
Mary went.
Then everybody smoked. Men who didn't
smoke once year lighted cigars, and even the
ladies smoked cigarettes l never saw DR.. Wal
ker but once after that She was in New Or
leans and IN the custody of police officer, who
arrested her for masquerading in male attire"